Nonstop flight route between Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States and Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO), Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States and Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,614 miles (or 7,426 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Stillwater Regional Airport and Rochester Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Stillwater Regional Airport and Rochester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWO / KSWO |
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Location: | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'39"N by 97°5'8"W |
Area Served: | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Stillwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1000 feet (305 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWO |
More Information: | SWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCS / EGTO |
Airport Name: | Rochester Airport |
Location: | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°21'6"N by 0°30'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rochester Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 426 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RCS |
More Information: | RCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO):
- The closest airport to Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of SWO.
- The furthest airport from Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Stillwater Regional Airport", another name for SWO is "Searcy Field".
- Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 1,571 acres at an elevation of 1,000 feet.
- After World War II the airfield was one of six locations in the nation that stored surplus bombers, fighters, trainers, and transports.
Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):
- Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
- In 1934-5 Short Brothers took over the Rochester Airport site when they moved some of their personnel from the existing seaplane works.
- Passenger flights to and from the continent expanded in the 1950s and 60's using Douglas DC-3s and de Havilland Doves operated by Channel Airways but with stringent requirement of the Civil Aviation Authority, operators had to re-locate from Rochester.
- The furthest airport from Rochester Airport (RCS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,146 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Rochester Airport's relatively low elevation of 426 feet, planes can take off or land at Rochester Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In 1999 a group of aviators and local businessmen at Rochester formed a company dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the long tradition of aviation at Rochester Airport, its service to the local community and for its longer term preservation.
- Rochester Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- The Air Ministry licensed Short Brothers in 1936 to design and build a four-engined high-wing monoplane.